cholestasis

[ koh-luh-stey-sis, -stas-is, kol-uh- ]

/ ˌkoʊ ləˈsteɪ sɪs, -ˈstæs ɪs, ˌkɒl ə- /

noun Pathology.

total or partial suppression of the flow of bile.

Nearby words

choleriform, cholerine, choleroid, cholerrhagia, cholerrhagic, cholestasis, cholestatic jaundice, cholesteatoma, cholesteremia, cholesteric, cholesterin

Origin of cholestasis

First recorded in 1930–35; chole- + stasis

Related forms

cho·le·stat·ic

[koh-luh-stat-ik, kol-uh-] /ˌkoʊ ləˈstæt ɪk, ˌkɒl ə-/, adjective

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